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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJQ_prr-class-x29l-steel-boxcar-no-2136_Altoona-PA.html
"Freight was different. The railroad started doubling up on the trains something fierce - 160-car trains. It would take you a week to get to the other end of them."- Vince Farabaugh, Locomotive Engineer
Yardmaster John Conlon remembers one poin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJJ_fort-fetter_Duncansville-PA.html
This Comfort Inn stands on the site once occupied by Fort Fetter.Michael Fetter's barn was fortified and named Fort Fetter circa 1777. It served throughout the American Revolutionary War as a fortified structure for the defense of the local settle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJ3_prr-class-n5-cabin-car-or-caboose-no-477577_Altoona-PA.html
"A lot of them put curtains in there and little rugs.... They had a pot-bellied stove and they were all good cooks."- Richard Jackson, Yardmaster
On the road, freight crews climbed up into the cupola, inspecting the train ahead for signs of tro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJ1_the-master-mechanic_Altoona-PA.html
Built in 1882, this Master Mechanics Building housed then, as it does again today, stories of what made the Pennsylvania the most important railroad in America and a cornerstone of the industry.
First-Rate MechanicsEach Pennsy operating divisio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZGZ_over-the-hill_Altoona-PA.html
This was the original (1850-54) PRR main line. After Horseshoe Curve was opened, this became the Hollidaysburg Branch (now Conrail's Cove Secondary Track).
From 1850 to 1854, the original PRR main line extended through what is now Altoona to a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZGX_horseshoe-curve_Altoona-PA.html
has been placed on theNational Register ofHistoric Railroad Landmarks1854 - 2004The first railroad to cross theAllegheny Mountains betweenHarrisburg and Pittsburgn,with a maximum grade of 1.87%,was engineered by J. Edgar Thomson150 years ago.The P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZFW_horseshoe-curve_Altoona-PA.html
Designed and built under the direction [of] Pennsylvania Railroad chief engineer and, later, company president, J. Edgar Thomson. Horseshoe Curve opened February 15, 1854. It was 366 meters across and 1310 meters long with a 1.8 percent grade. Eli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZFN_the-old-portage-rail-road-monument_Columbia-PA.html
(side 1)This MonumentWas erected to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening ofThe Old Portage Rail RoadMarch 18, 1834A scale model of one of the inclined planes is in the Blair County Historical Museum, Altoona, Pennsylvania.This monument a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZFL_portage-railroad_Port-Fairy-PA.html
Here was Number 6 of the ten inclined planes used to carry canal boats by rail, Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. This unique engineering feat was completed in 1834. The road was 36 miles long.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZFK_portage-railroad_Port-Fairy-PA.html
Here was Number 6 of the ten inclined planes used to carry canal boats by rail, Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. This unique engineering feat was completed in 1834. The length of the road was 36 miles long.